Supersized Pajata

Is it just me or have the intestines used in pajata gotten bigger recently? I can’t figure out why. Maybe restaurants are back to using the intestines of unweaned calves after switching to lamb intestines after the mad cow fiasco. They weren’t so huge and plump last spring…any thoughts?

Yes send it to me justin. the more offal pics the better. also, i want to compare it to my pic from checchino last may. the intestines are delicate, curly and at least half if not 1/3 the diameter of those pictured above.

Wednesday May 19, 2010 at Checchino: http://yfrog.com/4b1fhzj
Lamb.
I talked to the owner during dinner, and he said the calf intestines are still (since the BSE – mad cow story) prohibited. He was almost to tears about having to throw away this delicious part of an animal and the disrespect he was thus doing it and the nature. He also said that bistecca fiorentina, which was initially also banned, got allowed again because of the strong and powerful forces that be behind it; and pajata still gets no clearance because it is only about 300 trattorie in all Italy that would use it – not a strong lobby. I had an almost identical conversation with the owner of La Tavernaccia two days earlier.
Maybe we should just form a lobby and ask real pajata back?